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About Bhawan Village

Bhawan is a small village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 207 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.5 hectares hectares.

Bhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 76.5 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 207
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawan compares

By the 2011 count Bhawan is the 225th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 76.5 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhawan

Bhawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhawan from other places

Bhawan lies about 119 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhawan
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 7.3 km
Nearest town Sihorā 22 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 24 km
District headquarters Mandla 119 km

Villages closest to Bhawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bichhiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawan village had a population of 421. That makes it the 225th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Bhawan village has 207 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawan has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Bhawan covers 76.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawan falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawan is Sihora Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhawan.

Bhawan is about 119 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawan is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Bichhiya is about 7.3 km away. Sihorā is about 22 km away. Sihora Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surpati (under 2 km), Khamhariya (5.1 km) and Kharpariya (5.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhawan today is likely to be higher.

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